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There are lots of subtle intricacies in English grammar and one of them is the problem that people are faced with when they use ‘there’, ‘their’, and ‘they’re’ in a sentence. Although the pronunciations of the three words are the same, it becomes a tad tough to distinguish their usage according to circumstances. Remember that there are different spellings for every word.

‘There’

‘There’ is used while referring to a place, irrespective of whether it is material or immaterial. In the case... Read more...

The three main components of your writing structure are grammar, usage of words and style of the writing. It is also important that as you are writing you should try to make it as reader friendly as possible. This is because unless the reader understands what you write there is no point of writing at all. You may have an idea that clear sentences and paragraphs are enough for a good piece of writing. But it has been seen that it is not. There are a lot of other things which you need to keep in mind. It is important that you give attention to the idea which you present and the structure of the document.

The way your present your ideas should be well structured. This means the main idea of the document should have a natural flow and information should not crop just like that. This creates a hitch in your writing and the writer is not able to sail through the piece smoothly. It is important that you break your writing into sections and subsections so that the focus of the reader does not get lost. This way they are able to get your idea in a better manner.

It is a good idea to use headers and sub-headers in the page. This... Read more...

Many people have a belief that when it comes to business communication it is not very important to maintain correct grammar. But that is not the truth. Even in business communication it is important that you use the right grammar at the right place. This is because the business communication which you send to your clients tells a lot about your educational background. If the communication which you make with the clients reveals that you do not have a proper educational background the chances are high that you will not be taken seriously. In the recent years the importance of written communication has increased with the emergence of e-mails and web pages. Thus it can be said that an organization which has employees who are expert in written communication has a competitive edge over other organizations.

In the first place you need to find out whether the correspondence which you make is error free. But spelling check and usage of correct grammar has become easier with the emergence of computers. But sometimes your writing might be such that it shows that you are really slack and disinterested. Never should you have such an appr... Read more...

Suppose you have been burdened with the work of marking up a document. What would you do then? I think you have no other way than to use the proofreader’s specific marks. Nowadays the use of proofreading on the hard copy is a rare mater, still if you have to do it for your own sake or to edit some writing of someone you have to be too cautious to use the marks in a very standard fashion.

It seems that if someone reads and you proofread it is beer for you. You may locate the mistakes when someone reads it aloud. Your eyes may miss the mistakes but your ears can never prove wrong. Generally the proofreader’s marks are used in publishing houses and the world of business.

When you proofread you must take care of some things that are available at hand:

*a pencil or a red pen

*the matter that you have to proofread

*the list where the marks are inscribed

Actually a pen with red ink or a pencil is necessary to highlight the wrongs on the white sheet of paper. In his way you can highlight the wrongs to the writer or the man who i... Read more...

If you would like to use Microsoft Word effectively, you will need to know the basic grammar to a certain extent. Microsoft Word will warn you as and when you make a grammatical or spelling error in typing a document. It will highlight some of the areas of your document which requires additional focus and this will enable you to effectively proofread the document. Microsoft Word can be used as a grammar checker by following the steps given below:

  1. The first step is to open a new Microsoft Word document and select the options from the tools menu. Select the tab named spelling and grammar from the window that comes up.
  2. Then, look for the grammar section at the bottom segment of the window. Check the box that tells check grammar as you type. Then, start typing the document. Now you can find Microsoft Word providing underline in any possible grammatical errors as you are typing.
  3. The sentences or words underlined in green color represents grammatical error and in red color represents spelling errors. Look for the sentences with green wavy lines under it and right click at t... Read more...